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$23.3 Million invested in 11 Twitter-Based Startups

22 points by rantfoil 17y ago

lionheart 17y ago
Aren't they afraid that if Twitter fails their investments will fail as well? I mean Twitted is enough of a risk as it is but something based on it is already starting as a multiple of that risk.
- ivankirigin 17y ago
  It's a risk, but it's pretty easy to diversify. For Tipjoy and I'm sure for others, it isn't about betting on Twitter -it's just organicly pursuing what is working better than other things.
apgwoz 17y ago
It still lists summize as an independent company. I'm pretty sure Twitter bought them.
rrival 17y ago
Twitter bubble!
- netsp 17y ago
  Sounds like twubble.
- didroe 17y ago
  It's not just Twitter, it's Bubble 2.0 TM. Everyone seems to think if you have the words 'cloud' and 'social' in your business description then money just magically appears. I can't wait for investors to wise up so we can get back to some form of reality.
  - falsestprophet 17y ago
    How long until we see SocialCloud.com LLC? http://whois.domaintools.com/socialcloud.com http://whois.domaintools.com/socialcloud.com
  - rrival 17y ago
    Won't there always be something shiny to distract non-hardcore-geek investors from the realities of the viability of <insert new technology here>?
- derekj 17y ago
  And I'm (im)patiently waiting for it to pop.
jncraton 17y ago
They didn't list YC among the Tipjoy investors.
aditya 17y ago
Hm. Does Tipjoy qualify as a startup with Twitter at the core of the business? Also, I thought they ignored startups that had already been acquired, but then they list Summize? Shoddy analysis.
- asanwal 17y ago
  Aditya - Thanks for the comment. You're right that we did not include acquisitions in the numbers as we were primarily interested in investment into these startups. If there any specific startups based on Twitter that you can point us to, do let us know? We'd like to ensure that the list is complete. Appreciate it. Anand http://www.chubbybrain.com http://www.chubbybrain.com
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  - Stephen1 17y ago
    To further clarify, we included companies that have been funded by Angels and VCs in the analysis, not acquisitions. Summize received funding from VCs before it was purchased by Twitter. Thus, Summize's VC funding was included but its acquisition was excluded. I hope this eliminated confusion. Stephen http://www.chubbybrain.com http://www.chubbybrain.com

22 points by rantfoil 17y ago

Aren't they afraid that if Twitter fails their investments will fail as well? I mean Twitted is enough of a risk as it is but something based on it is already starting as a multiple of that risk.

ivankirigin 17y ago
It's a risk, but it's pretty easy to diversify. For Tipjoy and I'm sure for others, it isn't about betting on Twitter -it's just organicly pursuing what is working better than other things.

apgwoz 17y ago

It still lists summize as an independent company. I'm pretty sure Twitter bought them.

rrival 17y ago

Twitter bubble!

netsp 17y ago
Sounds like twubble.
didroe 17y ago
It's not just Twitter, it's Bubble 2.0 TM. Everyone seems to think if you have the words 'cloud' and 'social' in your business description then money just magically appears. I can't wait for investors to wise up so we can get back to some form of reality.
- falsestprophet 17y ago
  How long until we see SocialCloud.com LLC? http://whois.domaintools.com/socialcloud.com http://whois.domaintools.com/socialcloud.com
- rrival 17y ago
  Won't there always be something shiny to distract non-hardcore-geek investors from the realities of the viability of <insert new technology here>?
derekj 17y ago
And I'm (im)patiently waiting for it to pop.

jncraton 17y ago

They didn't list YC among the Tipjoy investors.

aditya 17y ago

Hm. Does Tipjoy qualify as a startup with Twitter at the core of the business? Also, I thought they ignored startups that had already been acquired, but then they list Summize? Shoddy analysis.

asanwal 17y ago
Aditya - Thanks for the comment. You're right that we did not include acquisitions in the numbers as we were primarily interested in investment into these startups. If there any specific startups based on Twitter that you can point us to, do let us know? We'd like to ensure that the list is complete. Appreciate it. Anand http://www.chubbybrain.com http://www.chubbybrain.com
- deleted 17y ago
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- Stephen1 17y ago
  To further clarify, we included companies that have been funded by Angels and VCs in the analysis, not acquisitions. Summize received funding from VCs before it was purchased by Twitter. Thus, Summize's VC funding was included but its acquisition was excluded. I hope this eliminated confusion. Stephen http://www.chubbybrain.com http://www.chubbybrain.com